Agenda Backup

Our Scientific Program Committee has worked diligently to create a spectacular program of presentations, debates, and discussions with key speakers within the hypertension community and beyond. The program will highlight Basic Science, Clinical and Primary Care-Guidelines Implementation to address the most requested topics in hypertension and adjacent conditions for whole patient care.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Thursday, May 5, 2022

Time	Primary Care	Clinical/Pop Science	Basic Science
10:00 – 10:45 am ET	Opening Plenary Hypertension and Covid-19 Speakers: Dr. Ernesto Schiffrin
11:00 – 12:00 am ET	Topic #1: Guidelines and targets by population (including case studies) Speaker: Dr. Sheldon Tobe Topic #2: The new UK hypertension case finding program Speaker: Dr. Helen Williams	Hypertension and cardiovascular risk factors in people with severe mental illness: what are the implications? Speaker: Dr. Ahmed Jérôme Romain (30 mins) + 2 abstracts (15 mins x 2)	Spatiotemporal and Functional Selectivity of G protein-Coupled Receptors Signaling; Impact in drug discovery. Speaker: Dr. Michel Bouvier (30 mins) + 2 abstracts (15 mins x 2)
12:00 – 12:15 pm ET	Break
12:15 – 1:15 pm ET	Topic #1: Central Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness Speaker: Dr. Ray Townsend	Treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (SGLT2 inhibitors) Speaker: Dr. Shelley Zieroth (30 mins) + 2 abstracts (15 mins x 2)	Mechanistic insights into the benefits of exercise for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy Speaker: Dr. Kristi Adamo (30 mins) + 2 abstracts (15 mins x 2)
1:45 – 2:45 pm ET	Topic #1: Hypertension Complications – CKD, Ophthalmology, Dementia and Stroke (1hr panels) Speakers: Drs. Philip McFarlane, Jason Andrade, John Chen	Renal Denervation Speaker: Dr. Ray Townsend (30 mins) + 2 abstracts (15 mins x 2)	Local Microvascular Blood Flow Regulation Speaker: Dr. Graham Fraser (30 mins) + 2 abstracts (15 mins x 2)
3:00 – 4:00 pm ET	3 Rapid Fire Sessions (20 mins each)
4:00 – 4:15 pm ET	Break
4:15 – 6:30 pm ET	Young Investigator Forum

Friday, May 6, 2022

Time	Primary Care/Clinical/Pop Science	Basic Science
10:00 – 10:45 am ET	Plenary Obesity managements – Impact of lifestyle modifications on cardiometabolic health Speaker: Dr. Jean-Pierre Desprès
11:00 – 12:00 am ET	Why do Canadian women have poorer hypertension (and other cardiovascular risk factor) control? Speakers: Drs. Paula Harvey, Stella Daskalopoulou, Colleen Norris (60 mins)	Plant bioactives and the intersectionality of diet and pharmacotherapy in CVD Speaker: Dr. Pierre Haddad + 2 abstracts (15 mins x 2)
12:00 – 12:15 pm ET	Break
12:15 – 12:45 pm ET	SGLT2 INHIBITORS. New tool in treatment of hypertension? Speaker: Dr. Brendon Neuen
1:15 – 2:15 pm ET	Innovations in Blood Pressure Measurements (cuffless devices) Speaker: Dr. Daichi Shimbo + 2 abstracts (15 mins x 2)	Updates on vascular complications in preeclampsia Speaker: Dr. Sandra Davidge + 2 abstracts (15 mins x 2)
2:45 – 3:45 pm ET	Finerenone & Kidney and Heart Protection Speaker: Dr. Rajiv Agarwal + 2 abstracts (15 mins x 2)	Urinary biomarkers of Mineralocorticoid activation Speaker: Dr. J. Matt Luther + 2 abstracts (15 mins x 2)
4:00 – 6:00 pm ET	Young Investigator Forum